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Howie Carr

Howie Carr is the New York Times best-selling author of The Brothers Bulger and Hitman, in addition to several other Boston organized-crime books and two novels. He is the host of a New England-wide radio talk-show syndicated to more than 20 stations, and is a member of the Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago.

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RMV malfeasance paints an ugly picture

Howie Carr Aug 19, 2019

There’s been another nationwide search, and as always, the hacks have found exactly what they were looking for. In this case, a scapegoat. That’s the bottom line of the…
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Markey a marked man if Kennedy wants his seat

Howie Carr Aug 18, 2019

Say goodnight, Ed Markey. If it’s Ed Markey vs. Joe Kennedy III, the Democrat Senate primary next year could be a once-in- a-lifetime political event. For the first time in two…
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Trump’s new slogan

Howie Carr Aug 16, 2019

MANCHESTER, N.H. – It’s not as catchy as “Make America Great Again,” but President Donald J. Trump unveiled his real new reelection slogan at his rally here last night. “Vote for…
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Once you go hack, you never go back

Howie Carr Aug 14, 2019

The hack du jour is Mark Lawton. Who’s that? you ask, as well you might. Lawton is 70 years old, hasn’t been on a ballot since 1982, and since 2010 he’s been grabbing the state kiss…
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Bills keep coming for MassGOP

Howie Carr Aug 12, 2019

Gov. James Michael Curley used to complain that it was tiresome work, posing as a reformer. His successor, Charlie Baker, feels the same way about posing – as a Republican. Which is…
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Civil war in MassGOP over fundraising list

Howie Carr Aug 9, 2019

What do call a civil war in the Massachusetts state Republican party? A shootout in the lifeboat. That’s an old headline, but it certainly applies this morning, as the real…
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Elizabeth Warren has hit her ceiling

Howie Carr Aug 7, 2019

The fake Indian’s popularity seems to have a ceiling – a glass ceiling, she no doubt believes, on account of her gender. But my contention is that she is actually butting her war…
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Charlie Baker bucks accountability in RMV mess

Howie Carr Aug 5, 2019

President Harry S Truman had a sign on his desk: “The Buck Stops Here.” Gov. Charlie “Tall Deval” Baker needs a sign on his desk: “The Buck Doesn’t Stop Here.” Have you ever seen…
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Bar-hopping with Braintree Rep. Mark Cusack

Howie Carr Aug 2, 2019

Meet Rep. Mark Cusack, D-Braintree – a man with a great thirst for public service. Not to mention a great thirst, period, judging from Cusack’s most recent damp, beer-stained six-month…
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Baker can run … and so he does

Howie Carr Jul 31, 2019

Guess who fled the state again yesterday just as the legislature finally had its hearing on the catastrophe that is the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Gov. Charlie Baker, also known as…
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